This isn't really a major issue, just really annoying. I know a bit about computers but due to the integrity of the A+ course offered at my school, the stuff I know isn't very extensive. :hmm: Anyways..
Back in the Fall I had an issue with a sasser virus. I had reformatted my computer so my Windows XP version was out of date, and that's why it hit me (so I'm to understand). It would get me when I signed online and would eat up my bandwidth, and would mess with lsass.exe causing my computer to reboot forcibly.
Seemingly it also infected me with some malicious software that prevents my Windows automatic updates from... updating (so the sasser can continue to affect me). It comes up every time I run Spybot and Ad-Aware and such, but can never be deleted. I'm guessing because it's rooted somewhere in a Windows file. I also tried to update Windows with www.microsoft.com but when the download window comes up it instantly fails. The only way I stopped the sasser from bugging me was setting up a basic Firewall, so my bandwidth is safe but I still can't update and stuff.
So uh.. anyone of you computer smart people (Aa, Kalia, Stel) have any suggestions? :badshape:
Back in the Fall I had an issue with a sasser virus. I had reformatted my computer so my Windows XP version was out of date, and that's why it hit me (so I'm to understand). It would get me when I signed online and would eat up my bandwidth, and would mess with lsass.exe causing my computer to reboot forcibly.
Seemingly it also infected me with some malicious software that prevents my Windows automatic updates from... updating (so the sasser can continue to affect me). It comes up every time I run Spybot and Ad-Aware and such, but can never be deleted. I'm guessing because it's rooted somewhere in a Windows file. I also tried to update Windows with www.microsoft.com but when the download window comes up it instantly fails. The only way I stopped the sasser from bugging me was setting up a basic Firewall, so my bandwidth is safe but I still can't update and stuff.
So uh.. anyone of you computer smart people (Aa, Kalia, Stel) have any suggestions? :badshape: